Improvement in corsets



PATENT FFTCFa OLARISSA PRESTON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORSETS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,856, dated May 23,1865.

.To all whom it may concern.' v

Be it known that I, GLAEIssA PRESTON, of Detroit, in the county of Wayneand State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Corset; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof,which will enable those skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this speeication, in Which- Figure l represents aperspective front view ot this invention. Fig. 2 is a similar rear viewof the same. Fig. 3 is a partial rear elevation of the same in a largerscale than the previous iigures. Fig. 4 is a horizon-tal section of thesame, the line x a', Fig. 3, indicating the plane of section.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i

This invention relates to a combined corset and supporter made to lacein the back and to clasp or hook in front, so that its width can bereadily adjusted and provided with an extension-buckle, the brace ofwhich is made to extend part or all round the body, and which may be outseparate from the corset and at'- tached to it, or formed with the same,as may be desirable. The extension-brace is adjusted to therequisiteWidth by a hook catching in different slots or in any other suitablemanner, whereby the same can be readily accommodated to the body of thewearer.

A represents a corset provided with hooks or clasps a in front, whichare constructed in any desirable manner, so that the same can bereadilyfastened and unfastened. The shape of my corset is that of an ordinarycorset, and it is provided 'with a series of holes, b, on the back toreceive the lacing o. By means of this lacing the width of the corsetcan be readily adjusted, and it' this is once accomplished the lacingmay remain undisturbed, the corset being fastened or unfastened by thchooks or clasps a. i

Suspenders d, which are firmly secured to the back part ofthe corset,and which are adjustable by buckles e in front, serve to support thecorset and prevent the same from slipping down or getting out ofposition accidentally. These supporters may be combined Withelasticstrips f, that are interposed between their rigid ends or otherwiseconnected thereto, and by the action of which said suspenders areenabled' to accommodate themselves to the motions of the body of thewearer. A bustle, B, is connected to the corset A, and this bustle maybe cut separate from the corset and attached thereto, or it may beformed with the corset, and it is provided with a brace, g, which may bemade of a round or flat strip of metal or other suitable material,

and which extends either partly or wholly round the body. This brace isso arranged that it can be extended or contracted to suit theconvenience of the wearer, and in order to effect this purpose one endof the brace forms a hook, i, which can be made to catch into diiferentholes j in the other end, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of thedrawings. By this arrangement the brace can be readily adjusted,according to the width ot' the corset or to suit the convenience of thewearer.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A combined corsetand supporter arranged with hooks or clasps a in front, and made to lacein the rear, and provided with a bustle, B, and extension-brace g,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

MRS. OLARISSA PRESTON.

Witnesses ISABELLA LAYTON, JOHN HENDERSON.

